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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. J. M. & W. A. PEAY & J. H. HELSLEY.

AUTOMATIC FAN.

No. 339,011. y Pa ented Mar. 30, 1886.

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J. M. 8a W. A. PEAY & J. H. HELSLEY.

AUTOMATIC FAN.

Patented Mar. 30, 1886.

Miran Marne Arena* JOHN M. PEAY, OF PEMBROKE, KENTUOKY, VILLIAM A. PEAY,OF MILTON, TENNESSEE, AND J. HAM HELSLEY, OF PARADISE, KENTUOKY.

AUTOMATlC FAN SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,011,dated March 30,1886.

Application filed December 24, 1885. Serial No. 186,587.

T aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN M. PEY, WILL- IAM A. PEAY, and J. HairHELsLnY, citizens of the United States, residing at Pembroke, in

the county of Christian and State of Kentucky, and Milton, in the countyof Rutherford and State of Tennessee, and Paradise, in the county ofMuhlenburg and State of Kentucky, respectively, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Automatic Fly-Brush and Oaster, combined, of whichthe following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

Our invention relates to improvements in combined automatic fiy-brushesand tablecasters; and the novelty consists of the peculiar construction,combination, and adaptation of parts, substantially as hereinafter fullyset forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation, and Fig. 2 is aVertical sectional view, of our improvements. Fig. 3 is an enlargeddetail view of parts of our improvelnents; and Fig. 4 is a plan view ofthe parts shown in Fig. 2, looking on the driving mechanism.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the figures, A designates the base ofourimproved combined automatic fiy-brush and caster, which is providedwith projecting feet or an annular depending flange, a, to elevate thebottom thereof out of contact with the table or other place on which thedevice is placed.

This base is made hollow to provide an iuclosing casing for the drivingclock-work mechan- :ism B, and the upper wall of said case or base ismade Curved and pointed, as at a', to pro- 40 vide a bearing for thehorizontally-rotating supporting-ring O, that carries the bottles c ofthe caster. This base and the ring O may he finished to any desiredfanciful degree7 and the upper wall of the case is made detachable,

for the purpose of permitting easy access to the driving mechanism.

Ve prefer to employ the following described driving mechanism forrotatng the Vertical shaft D, to-wit: A closed driving-spring, f,

that is mounted on a windng-shaft, f which (No model.)

projects at one end through the bottom of the base or case A, to adaptthe spring to be conveniently wound by a key or other suitable device, agear-wheel, f 2, rigldly secured on the winding-shaft above thespring,and meshes with a pinion, f t, which pinion is secured ou ashaft, f, that also carries a gear-Wheel, f. This latter-namedgear-wheel meshes with and actuates apinion, fi, the shaft of whichcarries a pinion, f 5, which drives a gear-wheel, fg. The shaft of thegear-wheelf9 is provided with a horizontally-rot-ating balance-wheel, fw, and the lower end of the Vertical shaft D is secured or stepped inand rotated by the shaft of the balance and gear-Wheels, f 10f 9. Nearits lower end the Vertical tubular upright E has a base, d, that bearson and is secured to a bracket, d', and this shaft D is arranged withinsaid upright and concealed and protected thereby. To the upper end ofthe tubular upright is rigidly secured a collar, g, ofasupporting-frame, G, which comprises two vertical arms, g', and ahorizontal arm, 92, an opening being provided through the collar and thehorizontal arm for the passage of the upper end of the rotating shaft D.To the upper end of the shaft D is rigidly keyed or otherwise suitablysecured a crank-wheel, H,which has an opening near its outer periphery,and through this opening passes the lower end of a crank pin or rod,71,. The upper end of this crank pin or rod his bifurcated, andthediverging arms provided thereby are pivotally connected to studs ortrunnions of a horizontally-disposed shaft, I. The ends of the shaft Iare hollowed or recessed out to provide conical bearings that receivethe pointed ends of journal pins or studs I', said studs being rigidlyand removably secured in the upper ends of the Vertical arms g' of theframe G.

J J designate the fan or brush carrying shafts or arms that are disposedin parallel horizontal planes on opposite sides of the vertical frame G,the inner ends of each of the shafts or arms J having an upwardly-curved or bow-shaped arm,j ,that extends over the upper end ofthe Vertical arms g' of the Vertical frame G and is secured to the endof the shaft I. If desired the shafts or arms J, the arms j, and theshaft I may constitnte a single cast- Ioo ing or be made separate, andthe brush-carrying arms J may be made in foldable telescopic Sections.

The extremities of the arms or shafts J are provided with depending rodsor shafts K, which carry cross-bars 7a at their lower ends, to whichcross-bars are secured a series of depending beater-fingers, k'. Thecross-bars k may have suitable braces between them and the Vertical armK,and the beater-fingers provided with strips of paper, fabric, &c.

L designates a similar brush or fan secured directly to each of theshafts or arms J between its bearing and the depending arm K. This brushconsists of two bars, Z, suitably secured to and parallel'with the shaftJ and having the radial fingers Z', that are provided with the strips ofpaper, &c.

M designates two upwardly-extending arms or rods, that are rigidlysecured on the shaft I and connected at their upper end by a transversebar, m. This bar m has a threaded opening or socket therein, which islocated immediately over the Vertical shaft D and the point ofpiVot-'connection between the shaft I and the crank pin or arm h.

N designates a threaded shaft, which is mounted in the threaded socketof the bar m, and is vertically adj ustable therein, and at its upperend is provided with the horizontallydisposed threaded arm n, on whichis adjustably mounted a balance-weight, N'. The arm n 1s connected tothe shaft N by the intermediatearms, n' n, and the balance-weight isprovided with a threaded socket or opening, and a serrated projectingrim, for its convenient manipulation by hand. W The operation of ourinvention is as follows: When the drive-spring f is set in motion itwill rotate the train of gearing and the Vertical shaft D continuously.The eccentric or crank wheel or disk is thus continuously rotated by theshaft D; but the crank arm or pin h converts the rotary motion of 'thecontinuously-rotating disk into an oscillating movement, and impartssuch oscillating motion to the shaft. I and the brushcarrying arm orarms J. These arms or shafts are thus caused to rock or swing back andforth in Vertical planes, and to swing the brushes thereof to and fro,to keep the table clear of fiies and other obnoxious insects. Thebalance-weight N' can be adjustedlaterally on its arm, and the shaft Ncan be adjusted Vertically to regulate the stroke or swing of thehorizontal brush-carrying arms. The brush-carrying arms or shafts J aremade of Very light material, and as they are located on opposite sidesof the Vertical shaft D and frame G they counterbalance each other andrun or oscillate very smoothly, uniformly, and steadily.

The operation of the device is Very similar to clock-work, thebrush-carrying arms serving as the pendulum to impart the necessarymomentum and force after the operation has been once started. Thedriving mechanism B furnishes the requisite power tov oscillate thependulum-like rock-arms that carry the brushes, and the Vertical shaft Dtransmits the motion of the driving mechanism to the rock or oscillatingbrush-arms.

The various shafts of the clock-work-driving mechanism are provided withsuitable bearings, and the several connections between the Various partsmay be changed without departing from the principle or sacrificing theadvantages of our invention.

Having thus described our inVention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The combination of a tubular standardhaving a baseat its lower end and a frame at or near its upper end, adriving mechanism inclosed within the base, horizontal brushcarryingarms journaled on the frame, a driving-shaft arranged within the tubularstandard and rotated by the driving mechanism, and a device fortransmitting and converting the motion of the driving-shaft to thebrushcarrying arms, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a tubular standard having a base, drivingmechanism inclosed within the same, a driving-shaft rotated by saidmechanism, horizontal brush-carrying arms journaled on the standard, acrank-wheel supported on the driving-shaft, and a rod connecting thecrank-wheel and brush-arms, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a standard having a base, the driving mechanisminclosed within the base, a shaft, the horizontal brush-arms journaledon the standard and oscillated by mechanism intermediate of the arms andshaft, a bracket mounted on the arms, anda weightedVertically-adjustable standard supported in the bracket, substantiallyas described.

4. The combination of a standard, brushcarrying arms journaled thereon,mechanism for oscillating the arms, a bracket, M, supported on thear'ms, and a Vertically-adj ustable standard mounted in the bracket andcarrying a laterally-movable balance-weight, substantially as described.

5. The combination of atubular standard having a base, a drivingmechanism inclosed within the base, a driving-shaft carrying acrank-wheel, a frame, G, secured on the standard, the bearings I,supported in the frame,

the horizontal brush-carrying arms journaled' on the said bearings, anda rod, h, connected to the crank-wheel and brush-arms, substantially asdescribed.

6. The combination of the driving-shaft, the oscillatingbrush-supporting arms connected IOO IIO

to the shaft and driven thereby, and a horizontally-adjustable weightover the drivingshaft, substantially as described.

7. The combination of a supporting-standard, a frame mounted thereon, adriving-shaft carrying a crank, the oscillating brush-supporting arms, acrank pin or rod, averticallyadjustable shaft on the oscillating arms,and a laterally-movable balance-weight on an arm of said adjustableshaft, substantially as described.

8. The combination of a base, a tnbular standard, ahorizontally-rotating caster-ring` mounted on the base, a drivingmeehanisrn 10- cated in the base, a rotating shaft operated by saidInechanism and earrying a crank-whee1,

a frame, G, having the journals, the oseillating` shafts niounted on thejournals and provided with the brnshes K L, and a crank-pin connectedWith the Crank-wheel and having bifureated arms pivoted on theoscillating brush-arms, substantially as described.

In testiniony that we elaim the foregoing as

